The eyes got me. Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger isn’t the brightest, or the largest painting in its room—it might be the smallest—but it’s easily the most striking. It called to me from ...

In 1984, the very first African-American stage actor to appear in the leading role of Sir Thomas More in any production of Robert Bolt's acclaimed play "A Man For All Seasons" was cast. The role of ...

Well, what an experience to go to the theater in the middle of the U.S. financial meltdown and a pre-election where people are calling names, telling lies and slandering one another. At the American ...

This essay explores the historical and generic basis for a tragic reading of The Book of Sir Thomas More. The early modern period’s dominant forms of tragedy (such as revenge tragedy and historical ...

On this date in history: In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second of King Henry VIII's six wives and mother of Queen Elizabeth I, was beheaded. In 1588, the Spanish Armada, assembled to invade England, set ...

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